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On saturday my girlfriend had her car vandalized. Mirrors kicked off, wipers snapped off, ariel etc. All of which i could fix cheaply from the breakers, given it is a R reg astra. However they have also deeply scratched almost every panel on the car (metallic green). The car itself is not worthy of an entire respray due to its age, however my girlfriend has had this car from new and has looked after is very well, serviced etc.
The insurance company would probably put it beyond economical repair and so I am left with trying to fix it myself.
My questions are...
Is there any way I could get this car looking respectable without an entire respray?
If the insurance company deem it to be beyond economical repair, do I have the option to purchase it from them at a lower price than they paid out, to administer a less than perfect repair myself.
Many Thanks in advance for any advice offered.
On saturday my girlfriend had her car vandalized. Mirrors kicked off, wipers snapped off, ariel etc. All of which i could fix cheaply from the breakers, given it is a R reg astra. However they have also deeply scratched almost every panel on the car (metallic green). The car itself is not worthy of an entire respray due to its age, however my girlfriend has had this car from new and has looked after is very well, serviced etc.
The insurance company would probably put it beyond economical repair and so I am left with trying to fix it myself.
My questions are...
Is there any way I could get this car looking respectable without an entire respray?
If the insurance company deem it to be beyond economical repair, do I have the option to purchase it from them at a lower price than they paid out, to administer a less than perfect repair myself.
Many Thanks in advance for any advice offered.